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The Malagasy language, of Austronesian origin, is generally spoken throughout the island. The official languages of Madagascar are Malagasy and French.As a member of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Madagascar is a Francophone country, and in 2024, French is spoken by around a quarter of the population in Madagascar, i.e. 8,5 million people out of 32 million (26.59%).
The Malagasy language is the westernmost member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, [7] ... Map of the Malagasy dialects on Madagascar.
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Madagascar, [a] officially the Republic of Madagascar, [b] is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island, the second-largest island country and the 46th largest country in the world. [14]
Pages in category "Languages of Madagascar" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
' big island ') is an island off the northwest coast of Madagascar. Nosy Be is Madagascar's largest and busiest tourist destination. It has an area of 320.02 km 2 (123.56 sq mi), and its population was 109,465 according to the provisional results of the 2018 Census. Nosy Be means "big island" in the Malagasy language.
The Malagasy (French: Malgache or Malagasy: Gasy [1]) are a group of Austronesian-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the island country of Madagascar, formed through generations of interaction between Austronesians originally from southern Borneo and Bantus from Southeast Africa. Traditionally, the population have been divided into sub-ethnic ...
Previously, under the 2007 constitution, Malagasy was one of three official languages alongside French and English. Merina is the national language of Madagascar. [ 8 ] An estimated 7.5 million people were fluent in this language in 2011, according to Ethnologue. [ 23 ]